Age discrimination in the labour market from the perspectives of employers and older workers

Datos Bibliográficos

ID9973348
AutoresC K Cheung (0000-0003-3278-1633, City University of Hong Kong, autor de correspondencia), Ping Kwong Kam (0000-0003-0335-5408, City University of Hong Kong), Ping Kwong Kam Ping Kwong Kam (City University of Hong Kong), Raymond Man-Hung Ngan (City University of Hong Kong), Raymond Ngan (City University of Hong Kong)
Año2010
Volumen54
Número1
Páginas118-136
Fecha de publicación2010-09-06
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872810372368
OpenAlexW1987091888
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas40

This article presents the findings of a study on age discrimination against older workers in Hong Kong. The study collected survey data from 787 older workers aged 45 or above and 283 employers who were managers responsible for personnel or human resources management, or for hiring people for organizations. The focus is on revealing the influences of the organizational goals of profit-making and social responsibility on age discrimination, along with influences from negative stereotyping and other factors. Results indicate that the social responsibility goal tends to be more influential than negative stereotyping on age discrimination. In contrast, the profit-making goal did not display a significant effect on age discrimination. They offer implications for policies and practices for managing the ageing workforce in the labour market

Age discrimination · Aging in the American workforce · Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Human resource management · Labour economics · Management · Profit (economics · Workforce · Employment and Welfare Studies · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment